Viewdown

Allows markdown files to be previewed in Chrome.

Viewdown

Extension stats

Users: 168
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 0.6.1 (Last updated: 2014-09-22)
Creation date: 2014-09-22
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 340.99K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Viewdown provides a quick and easy way to view markdown documents right in Chrome. It supports local and remote files with these extensions: .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkdn, .mkd, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext, .text

Version 0.6 now includes all themes from Bootswatch as well as the ability to change markdown options and preview the html source generated from your markdown files.

  1. Install Viewdown extension from chrome web store
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions
  3. Start viewing your markdown documents in chrome.

Version History: 0.1 - Initial version, basic markdown rendering. 0.5 - Added themes, options, and html source viewing. 0.6 - Bug fixes.

User reviews

Everything is fine, the extension works. Всё отлично, расширение работает.
by Sergey Bosov, 2022-08-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Viewdown requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Viewdown may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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